The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-29
A GLIMPSE AT THE CROPS
THE WEATHER UNUSUALLY COOL
EXCEPT NEAR HOME.

An Excess over the Normal Rainfall
Reported in Most Parts of the Coun-
try-A Reduction Expected in the
Yield of Corn-The Cotton Crop
Shorter Than Was Expected.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-Following is the
weather crop bulletin of the signal offica
for the week ending Aug. 27 During the
week ending Aug 81 the weather has been
unusually cold in the central valleys and
lake region, and slightly colder in all the
States on the Atlantic coast, except Florida
and Southern Georgia. In the corn region
the daily average temperature ranged from
g. TO 12o below the normal, and in the
cotton and tobacco regions the daily
temperature was from 8 to s. colder
than usual. The daily average temperature
for the season from Jan. l TO Aug. 81 differs
less than l. from the normal in all the dis
tricts except from the lower Missouri VAL
ley westward to the Rocky Mountains,
where the daily average temperature was
about g warmer than usual, and in the VIE
cinity of Lake Superior, where the daily
temperature has been from g to 4 colder
than usual.
TIE RAINFALL.
"During the week the rainfall has been in
excess in the States on the Atlantic coast,
on the Eastern slope of the Rocky Noun
tains as far east as the Missouri valley and
Arkansas, and from Lake Erie westward to
Iowa. Generally throughout the tobacco
regions of Kentucky and Tennessee and in
the cotton region, the rainfall has been less
than usual, but numerous showers have oc-
CURED in those districts.
1.-The large seasonal deficiency, exceeding
ten inches, continues in the Lower Missis-
sippi valley, and the greater portions OF
Iowa and Illinois, although this deficiency
has been slightly reduced by the recent
rains in Iowa and Northern Illinois.
"During the past month over 100 per
cent of the usual amount of rain occurred
in the districts on the Atlantic coast, and in
Nebraska, Colorado, Southern Minnesota,
Northern Iowa, Northern Kansas, Northern
Illinois, Southern Michigan and Northern
Indiana, while less than 80 per cent of the
usual amount of rain has occurred In South
ern Illinois, Southern Missouri, Arkansas,J
and in the extreme Western portions of
Kentucky and Tennessee.
''In the greater portion of the tobacco re-
gions of Kentucky and Tennessee the rain,
fall has exceeded 75 per cent. of the usual
amount during the month.
GENERAL REMARKS
''The reports indicate that the rains dur
ing bne past ana previous weeks
have doubtless proved favorable for
the growing crops in the corn
regions, although in the principal
corn producing States the yield of this crop
will doubtless be materially reduced, owing
to the drought
''The reports from the cotton regions show
that the harvesting Of that crop is in
progress, but that the yield has been.
slightly reduced, owing to deficiency of
rainfall.
During the week the weather has been es-
cially favorable for pasture and late planted
potatoes in the Middle Atlantic States, and
in the Northwest.
"The reports from New England indi-
cate that the weather has been unfa-
vorable to growing crops, especially to
tobacco and potatoes, owing to the excess of
rainfall.
"Frosts occurred during the week as far
South as central Minnesota, but as yet have
caused no material injury to the crops"